Boiler Rental - VA Hudson Valley HCS Montrose Campus

Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 (Department of Veterans Affairs) is issuing a Sources Sought notice for temporary rental of one 1000 HP fire tube boiler with maintenance and repair services at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hospital (Montrose VAMC) in Montrose, New York, with responses due by September 18, 2026. The government is evaluating viability of setting aside this requirement to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, HUB Zone, 8(a), or small businesses.

The boiler must be operational within 14 days of delivery and support a minimum five-month rental period from November 2026 through March 2027, with potential for extended rental. The unit must integrate into the facility's existing 95 PSIG steam grid, operate on natural gas (9ppm NOx) and #2 oil without burner modifications, and deliver 35,000 lbs/hr steam capacity at 212F with maximum fuel input of 33,000,000 BTU/Hr. The vendor must provide all labor, materials, maintenance, engineering support, and installation of associated piping and electrical service (250 Amp), including gas supply (3-inch diameter), oil supply and return (1-inch diameter), insulated steam piping (10-inch diameter), and feedwater piping (6-inch diameter) maintained at 225 degrees Fahrenheit minimum. The boiler must comply with VHA Safety Device Testing Manual and Boiler Plant Directive 1810.

Responses must include company name, capability statement, examples of similar work, SAM UEID number, point of contact, socioeconomic status documentation, and Certificate of Compliance certifying compliance with 50% subcontracting limitation for services contracts involving SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractors. Contract Specialist Dolores Sachuk-Thompson (Buffalo, New York contracting office) serves as the point of contact.